volute

adj : in the shape of a coil [syn: {coiling}, {helical}, {spiral},

{spiraling}, {voluted}, {whorled}, {turbinate}]

n 1: a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an

increasing distance from the center [syn: {spiral}]

2: something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of

rope" [syn: {coil}, {spiral}, {whorl}, {helix}]